May 19, 2014
Well exciting weeks in a lot of places.
I am glad that Lori was able to come and spend some time with Robb and Grandma
and to make some decisions. It sounds like there are some great options that
hopefully everyone can agree on or at least feel okay with. I am still praying
for everyone daily!
I am glad that Parker is okay! I will
keep them all in my prayers this week as well. How scary! But I am grateful
that Uncle Jeff was in town and was able to go down with Tish to give her a
Priesthood blessing, what a comfort that brings to know that the Priesthood is
so close and so powerful. I’m glad she is alright now!
Sorry this might be short again this
week! We had a busy week with three exchanges, not all the 3 that we originally
planned and needed to be one, so we are doing an exchange tonight. Which means
that our transfer prep won’t be in until tomorrow night which is later than
they want them, but its the best we can do at this point. One of the sets got
sick so we had to push them to today, and another set called us very stressed
and asked if we could meet them for lunch, so we did and then we did a half day
exchange and all ended up staying the night in their area. So it was a busy
week and didnt get everything done that we needed to but it was also a fun good
week.
I got to go on en exchange with a sister
who was brand new out, just one month! And it was really neat to be able to
compare where I was at that time and where I am now. I have made progress!
Which sounds dumb, but it was nice to be able to see the progress you have
made. Its hard to see in yourself because you are with yourself 24/7/365 you
know? But to see the things that I was worried about or trying to figure out in
her and how she is figuring things out, that is grand. It was really neat to be
able to be working with someone who is so much younger (in mission life) than
you are, because it re-affirmed to me that I have changed, I have learned, and
I have made progress. It is really nice to see that right in front of you. And
she was so cute! We had a miracle experience in giving someone a Book of
Mormon.
We walked up to the house, and she had
told me about how she lets her companion talk to people because her companion
is so good at it. So last minute as we are walking up I whispered, this ones
yours! To tell her that I was going to let her initiate it. She was scared and
looked at me like what? But I smiled and nodded and said you can do it! And she
did! She walked right up to the woman and started talking with her, she said:
we have an important message that has brought me peace and happiness about our
Savior and how He has blessed my life and can bless yours. Or something to that
extent, and the woman was not really excited to talk to us and said so, which
threw the golden through a loop and she stood there and there was an awkward
silence and the woman looked at both of us back and forth, so I started
talking, it was small talk, where you from, did you go to church around here,
did you grow up here etc. But it got her talking. And she was intrigued! She
stood there and talked to us for a minute or so, we asked again if we could
share a message with her of peace and comfort, because this woman was very
depressed looking. And she told us she needed to find Christ for herself. So I
pulled out a Book of Mormon and said, I had to find him for myself too. I grew
up in this church but I had to ask myself if it was truly what I believed,
truly what I wanted and where I needed to be for me. And I asked and I got my
answer, and this Book has helped me to come closer to him more than anything
else Ive tried, so I want to give this to you to help you find Christ on your
own.
And she gave some kick back, said she didn’t
want to take it if she didn’t have time to read it, so we explained a little
bit more about it. We talked about how it told of what happened when Christ
came to the American continent, because God loves everyone, wouldn’t he send
his son to see more than just one group of people? And how we can come closer
to Him by reading about him.
She asked when it was written and my
companion showed her how in the bottom of the pages it shows us the dates of
when it was written and we talked about how it was written at the same time as
the Bible and that it was written by ancient prophets.
she was intrigued and ended up taking
the Book of Mormon! And she is going to read it, I can tell. Its not one of
those take your book so you will walk away, but she is going to. She is
searching for something and she needs this right not. It was not an accident
that we found her, we were looking for someone else and found her along the
way.
The Lord is guiding us to those who we
can help. We are being led to friends, family, loved one and complete strangers
who can find strength in what we have. I am learning how I just need to invite
people to learn for themselves, but being bold enough to tell them what I
really know that they do not. Its truly a blessing to me to be here at this
time and realizing how much peace and strength people are missing out on by not
knowing about the Book of Mormon. Man I just want to give it to everyone I
know!
Man we are blessed! And life is great
and grand and stuff and I really have to run! I have to get an report in before
we head out. We are meeting a set of sisters who is struggling to help them
have a fun Pday and so I got to go switch my laundry too before we go.
Love you and stuff! Thanks for thinking
of me! You’re in my prayers as well. Thank you for your love and support, I
hope you have a great time in Texas! Don’t worry about pictures until you get
back. Enjoy everyone, give them my love! Miss you all, talk to you next week,
Love always,
Sister Kindra Wilson
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